David Driver

David Driver
Live at Joe's Pub in 2014
BornJune 19, 1962 (1962-06-19) (age 62)
Occupation(s)Singer, Performer, Songwriter, Video Artist
PartnerJason Tougaw
Websitedaviddriver.com

David Driver (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, performer, songwriter, and video artist. A staple on the downtown New York City music scene, he first achieved prominence in the mid-1990s, with his band MEOW, his role in Roy Nathanson’s Fire at Keaton’s Bar and Grill, and a stint as the understudy for the roles of Roger and Mark in the original Broadway cast of RENT. The Village Voice’s Rob Tannebaum credited Driver with creating “an oblique Downtown twist on saloon singing, devoid of melodrama, like Jerry Vale dreaming of Chet Baker.”[1] The Advocate’s Andrew Velez wrote that Driver’s voice “is as bracing as a double Bourbon.”[2]

  1. ^ Tannebaum, Rob (June 26, 2001). "Driver Quartet". The Village Voice.
  2. ^ Velez, Andrew (May 23, 2000). "Driver by Night". The Advocate. Retrieved November 22, 2018.